9th April, 2020
U.S. rapper and model Chynna Rogers has died suddenly. She was 25.
Chynna’s family confirmed the death on Wednesday: ‘Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.’
The cause of death was not revealed, but some reports said she died of drug overdose. .
The Philadelphia singer, affectionately known as Chizzy, first began her career as a model at the tender age of 14 after signing to Ford Models.
She then started working with late producer ASAP Yams, who died in 2015.
R&B singer Kehlani was among those to pay tribute to Chynna and suggested she had spoken to the rapper earlier that day.
Kehlani tweeted: ‘Chynna you were f**kin hilarious bro… today was our last exchange of jokes & those i will miss the most. I can’t believe it idk how to. i love you. so very much. my heart is officially iced [sic].’
Chynna was best known for the songs Selfie and Glen Coco.
She had battled drug addiction in her earlier years but suffered more tragedy when her mother died a year after she completed rehab, reports metro.co.uk